Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Kindly

Kindly (kīnd"ly) , adjective

[Anglo-Saxon cyndelic. See Kind, n. ]

1.
According to the kind or nature; natural. [Rare]
The kindly fruits of the earth. — Book of Com. Prayer
An herd of bulls whom kindly rage doth sting. — Spenser
Whatsoever as the Son of God he may do, it is kindly for Him as the Son of Man to save the sons of men. — L. Andrews
2.
Humane; congenial; sympathetic; hence, disposed to do good to; benevolent; gracious; kind; helpful; as, kindly affections, words, acts, etc.
The shade by which my life was crossed,... Has made me kindly with my kind. — Tennyson
3.
Favorable; mild; gentle; auspicious; beneficent.
In soft silence shed the kindly shower. — Pope
Should e'er a kindlier time ensue. — Wordsworth

“Nothing ethical was connoted in kindly once: it was simply the adjective of kind. But it is God's ordinance that kind should be kindly, in our modern sense of the word as well; and thus the word has attained this meaning.”

Kindly , adverb

1.
Naturally; fitly. [Obsolete] — Chaucer
Examine how kindly the Hebrew manners of speech mix and incorporate with the English language — Addison
2.
In a kind manner; congenially; with good will; with a disposition to make others happy, or to oblige.
Be kindly affectioned one to another, with brotherly love. — Rom. xii. 10